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Jabs have likely prevented millions of deaths, experts say

PUNE: Infectious diseases expert Dr Sanjay Pujari, a member of the national Covid task force, said, "Among all interventions to reduce Covid-19 deaths, full vaccination has the greatest efficacy. Modelling studies suggest that vaccines may have prevented millions of deaths globally."

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68% Covid fatalities in Maharashtra govt hospitals since December 1 were unvaccinated

PUNE: A substantial 68% of Covid patients who died of complications at state-run medical colleges and hospitals in the last 48 days were unvaccinated, the latest report by Maharashtra's Medical Education and Drug Department has said. The remaining 32% included fully and partly vaccinated patients, both with or without underlying…

The Times of India

Out of 3,600 Covid beds in Jaipur hospitals, 333 are occupied

JAIPUR: As active cases are rising, hospitalisations in the city have also gone up marginally.

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After 46 Covid deaths in January so far, Rajasthan govt intensifies vaccination drive

JAIPUR: The health department has appealed to people to follow Covid appropriate behaviour, wear masks and get vaccinated as cases have been increasing.

The Times of India

‘Why only me?’ asks CM Bhupesh Baghel after Covid FIR in Noida

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel reacted sharply to the FIR lodged against him at a Noida police station for alleged violation of Covid protocol, wondering why the Election Commission wasn't taking action against BJP leaders who have violated rules.

The Times of India

Elective procedures make a cautious start: 7 Cov ICU patients get pacemakers at IPGMER

KOLKATA: The Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) on Friday carried out pacemaker implants on seven Covid patients who were admitted for the procedure but had tested positive without symptoms. It marked the beginning of a new chapter in Covid treatment in Kolkata, paving the way for…

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Glimmer of hope for tourism: Travel buffs plan summer trips

Kolkata: Though the tourism industry and travel agents are passing through harrowing times after many people cancelled their tours following a spike in Covid cases, a section of people started planning trips for summer holidays. Some of them are also preparing for international tours as they are updating their passports…

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Mumbai: Fewest daily Covid cases in 2022 take tally past 1 million, deaths up

MUMBAI: Nearly 680 days after the pandemic started, the city’s Covid-19 caseload touched the 1 million mark on Monday. Only the US, India, Brazil, the UK, France, Russia and Turkey have seen more patients than Mumbai in the two-year-long pandemic so far.

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85 Tories who fought Covid passes for nightclubs - but have forced voters to show ID

Critics have questioned why scores of Tory MPs were so passionately opposed to a "papers, please" society when it came to vaccine passports - but were happy to have it at election time

Daily Mirror

Walk-in flu vaccines to be offered to children in one part of Wales following worryingly low uptake

Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB will offer the flu nasal spray at its Covid mass vaccination centres on January 22 and 23

Wales Online

Burnley vs Watford postponed again due to Covid-19, injuries and AFCON absentees in Clarets’ squad

Burnley’s game against Watford on Tuesday night has become the latest game to be postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak.

Evening Standard

Australia records 77 deaths on deadliest day of pandemic; national medical stockpile activated – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics tickets won't be sold to general public amid Covid fears in Beijing

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing get underway on February 4, and ahead of the Games, organisers have pulled the plug on plans to sell tickets to the general public

Daily Mirror

All Covid restrictions in England could end in March under No 10 plans

Guidance may replace legal requirements as Boris Johnson indicates UK must now live with the virus

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Morning mail: businesses buy up rapid tests, Tonga tsunami damage, Djokovic faces French Open bar

Tuesday: Big orders from state and federal governments and large corporates for rapid tests are contributing to a shortage. Plus: how to care for Covid face masks

Daily Record

Woman nominates Wishaw hospital for COVID award following care staff gave late husband

Gillian Keeper nominated staff at Wishaw General for the charity 'Covid Aid’s' Covid Heroes Award

Glasgow Live

Covid tests for fully vaccinated set 'to be scrapped this month' as travel restrictions ease

Pre-departure tests were axed earlier this month for fully vaccinated travellers but now there are reports of Covid testing to be relaxed further, making travel easier.

The Conversation

Canada's pandemic recovery urgently needs a national school meal program

COVID-19 has exposed yet again the critical importance of Canada catching up with other G7 nations by developing and implementing a national school meal program.

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Treasury 'writes off' £4.3bn after Covid scammers bag public cash

HMRC has revealed £1 in every £4 taken by fraudsters would likely never be recovered

Bristol Post

Over half of Bristol's care homes reporting Covid outbreaks

But those aged over 60 account for just nine per cent of cases in the city

Daily Record

The end of the UK's Covid crisis 'appears to be in sight' WHO chief claims

But David Nabarro, who is a WHO special envoy on Covid, warned that new variants could throw the UK's fight off course again.

Tribune News Service

Kacey Musgraves is happy to take her sad divorce record on the road

On top of all the renewed worry about COVID, Kacey Musgraves faces what seems like another daunting hurdle heading into her tour this week: singing the ultra-personal, heartbreak-filled songs off her latest album night after night.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson could announce end of Plan B THIS WEEK - but 'face masks will stay'

Work-from-home guidance and Covid passes in England are being looked at as the government prepares to announce the future of Plan B after January 26 - but reports have claimed face masks could stay

Los Angeles Times

Stranded sailors rely on this Walmart of the seas. COVID made it hard to stay afloat

LOS ANGELES — Jeff Crouthamel can never forget the time his father was asked to deliver a wriggling cow to a ship docked in San Pedro Harbor. The cow twisted out of the sling being used to hoist it aboard and had to be fished out of the water.

Irish Mirror

Irish Lotto: We visited the luckiest town in Ireland as rumours of who scooped €19 million Lotto win swirl

'There's a great atmosphere and nobody is talking about Covid'

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